Chloe's Imaginary Ice Cream Shop

This is Chloe. She's 3 1/2 years old. While we were at her house on Saturday night for a family dinner, she was running an imaginary ice cream shop. She offered me a cherry and carrot ice cream cone. An unusual flavor combination but it was quite tasty.

This is what happened when she offered Trevor an ice cream:

Chloe ran into the dining room where Trevor was sitting at the table. The ice cream shop was in the living room. She said, "It's imaginary ice cream. Do you want some?"

Trevor says, "Sure, I'd like some pumpkin ice cream."

Chloe says, "We don't have that kind."

Jon, Chloe's dad, interrupts and says, "Could you pretend..."

Chloe says, "Yes"

And as she was walking back to get it, Trevor called after her, "And I'd like that with jimmies and coconut, please."

As she went to get the ice cream, Trevor said, "May I have it in a cup please?"

To which Chloe responded, "We don't have cups, but we do have some really nice sugar cones."

Trevor said, "Okay, if you don't have any cups, I guess I'll have a cone."

As she was leaving the room, Trevor said, "May I please have a spoon? Do you have any spoons?"

As she was coming back with Trevor's ice cream, Chloe said, "Of course we have spoons."

To which Trevor responded, "Good, because I'm going to put my ice cream in this real cup here on the table and eat it with a spoon."

More May Flowers

If someone offers you violets, remember this: JUST SAY NO! That's right! Say NO to Violets! They will take over your....GARDEN! Even the tiniest amount of violets will explode and become your entire garden. I'm not kidding. I've got a problem there!

This isn't even all of them. There's more.
Anyone want any violets?

Lilacs. I love lilacs. Don't you wish it was a scratch n' sniff?

BIG Lilac.

It's huge! I still wish it was purple.

May Flowers

I think these are called fleur de lis iris. My friend Rachel's mom gave these to me about 6 years ago. They're really happy in their new location. They were moved about 2 years ago. (see below)

Fleur de Lis yellow iris in foreground, beautiful Bleeding hearts in the background.

These are called Chicks 'n Hens and they're a succulent. They really like it in the "rock" garden where there is very little soil. I really like them.

More fabulous Bleeding Hearts. These are also courtesy of my friend Rachel's mom.

This photo is actually about the purple lilac in my neighbor's yard. I covet my neighbor's lilac. Can you see it? It's to the right of the Rte 5/10 sign. Our lilac is white. I want a purple one!

We've got a Winner!

There's no actual real money involved here. In fact, there were only 2 people voting on this (me and Trevor). But we both agree that, of the 18 pictures I took yesterday of the garden, this is the clear winner. Don't you agree?